According to the Open Society Foundations, sex workers are “adults who receive money or goods in exchange for consensual sexual services or erotic performances, either regularly or occasionally.” The term sex worker is preferred over prostitution, as sex worker recognises that it is work. Prostitution has negative connotations and denotes criminal behaviour. People fall into sex work for a variety of reasons, but the main factor seems to be that they are fighting poverty and sex work is the only option that will financially better their lives and enable them to keep a roof over their heads and feed themselves and their children. Another reason people fall into sex work is because it allows flexibility and the pay is typically much better than other jobs. Some people simply use sex as a way to explore their sexuality. Either way, sex workers are seen as an ideal target for predators, who prey on their victims believing that if they go missing, they will not be missed and it may not even be noted for a while that that person is missing. This is why sex workers are often hunted by serial killers. Follow us on Twitter and Tumblr (@murderandmore), Instagram (@murderandmorepod) and Facebook (Murder and More Podcast/@mandmpod). View the sources and pictures for this episode at www.murderandmorepodcast.wordpress.com. Become a patron of Murder and More by heading to www.patreon.com/murderandmore. This episode's promo is Our True Crime Podcast. Music: Atmospheric Piano Backing, Leave Without Me and Beautiful Piano Theme, https://purple-planet.com.